Brief information on Puning Temple  

The Puning Temple is a Qing Dynasty era Buddhist temple complex and it was built in 1755, during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. It is located near the Chengde Mountain Resort, and alongside the equally famed Putuozongsheng Temple, it is one of the "Eight Outer Temples" of Chengde. the Puning Temple was modeled after the Samye Monastery, the sacred Lamaist site in Tibet. The front temple was constructed in the Chinese style, although the temple complex follows both Chinese and Tibetan architectural styles.hence the Puning Temple is often nicknamed the "Big Buddha Temple". The complex features temple halls, pavilions, drum towers and bell towers.

*You can download the bilingual note to show it to a taxi driver or someone else to find your way to Puning Temple if you plan to visit Puning Temple and have language problems.

   

Hours:08:00–17:30
Location:Chengde City, Hubei Province
Address:The North of Mountain Resort of Chengde